APPT Auckland: Into the money, and no sign of slowing down, written 4 hours ago, By James Potter and Eliot James Eliminations are coming thick and fast here at the PokerStars.net APPT Auckland SkyCity Casino Festival of Poker. Having just broken the bubble before the dinner break players have now re...

Friday, written 1 week ago, I recently took a look back over my posting history and came to the obvious conclusion that I don't post as much as I used to.  There are a lot of reasons for it, most of them can simply be called excuses:  busy at work, busy at home, not much new to say.I'll always rem...

I'm sick of McCain saying "my friends." That is all., written 3 days ago, I'm sick of McCain saying "my friends." That is all.

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L'Shana Tova, written 1 week ago, L'Shana TovaToday is Rosh Hashana the Jewish New Year.I hope everyone has a happy and healthy year."Never again will we risk another Holocaust. And this is not a wish, a request, or a plea to Israel's enemies. This is a promise that the United States and Israel...

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Where I decide to write again, written 2 days ago, A lot has happened since I dropped off the face of the earth following The Bash. My head is pretty fried up at the moment and the world is spinning off it's axis. Not even sure if that's a bad thing but I've been spending quite a bit of time to myse...

Wow... I don't post., written 1 week ago, I've continued in my league. This week is the final week. My first four weeks were golden, 1st or 2nd each week. I took a beat another week against the worst player (JJ vs QJ, he flops and turns a Q).I was in 2nd place going into last week. 6 points behind f...

Better Late Than Never, written 1 day ago, Better Late Than Never.It seems clear to me that nothing can avert a severe recession at this point in this country and around the world. But why it takes weeks of getting panned by anyone and everyone for this idea to finally be considered by the boobs in ...

A pleasant surprise, written 2 days ago, I'd forgotten that I'd submitted the story of our wedding to Pauly for Truckin'. If you've never read the silly story of how Suzy and I got married on my lunch break, head over and check it out. As always, I'm in the company of writers I don't deserve to shar...

So You Think You Know Poker ( #1), written 1 day ago, Here's a little test of poker knowledge for you. Identify what each of the following three lists represent. The answers are after the break, so no cheating. Hint: All three lists have one thing in common. List #1: 1st Scotty Nguyen $ 2,039,628 2n...

updates, written 7 hours ago, heyi start in about 10hrsyou should be able to catch updates @http://liveupdates.worldpokertour.com/tournament/?x=updatesnewsgl me!

A Canadian low limit poker player just wanting to post progress on his bankroll.

On the Notion of Home, written 2 days ago, When I came to New York City in early August, I stayed at a friend's apartment. There were subtenants in my own place that had paid real American dollars (getting more worthless by the minute!) to live there. That meant alternate housing arrangements for me...

Why I hate my country, written 9 hours ago,

Poker is bliss. Maybe some day I'll get tired of the game, and move on to writing about something ""deeper,"" but for now I really enjoy reading, writing, and playing poker.

Double down, all in, fold! Whatever action you take, you need to be in the know about what's going on in poker.

Do Not Use Nationwide Relocation, written 5 days ago, The movers picked up my things on August 26. They delivered them on September 25. I'm finally moved in and back online, and apologies for the long silence after all the hundred-thousand-hands-hype, but things have not exactly been smooth on my si...